Pevely, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pevely, MO Summary

Crime in Pevely research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pevely over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pevely:

  • There were 155 total crimes committed in Pevely the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,584.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pevely.
  • The overall crime rate in Pevely is 11.19% above the national average.
  • Pevely ranks #276 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Pevely ranks #7,601 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Pevely Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pevely is 2,584.2 per 100,000 people. That's 11.19% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.93% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pevely
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 155 2,584.2 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 166.7 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 14 233.4 542.7 369.8
Burglary 13 216.7 378.8 269.8
Larceny 107 1,783.9 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 350.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 141 2,350.8 2,531.0 1,954.4

Pevely Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Pevely

14
Violent Crimes
233.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Pevely in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pevely is 233.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 428.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pevely each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.99% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pevely

141
Property Crimes
2,350.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Pevely in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pevely is 2,350.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pevely each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.12% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pevely

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arnold, MO 20,794 326 1,567.8 1,505.2 62.5
Festus, MO 13,036 226 1,733.7 1,442.2 291.5
Crestwood, MO 12,267 230 1,874.9 1,760.8 114.1
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Sunset Hills, MO 9,053 207 2,286.5 2,165.0 121.5
Herculaneum, MO 5,118 104 2,032.0 1,817.1 214.9
Hillsboro, MO 3,497 73 2,087.5 1,029.5 1,058.0
Valmeyer, IL 1,216 2 164.5 164.5 0.0

Pevely SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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